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Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Introduced by a group of US clinicians in the mid-1970s, the term was adopted by the American Psychiatric Association for…
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TTTA extracted 105 structured relationships around Major depressive disorder. Examples in this analysis include Major depressive disorder → Causes → Environmental (e.g. adverse life experiences), genetic predisposition, psychological factors such as stress and Major depressive disorder → Complications → Self-harm, suicide. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major depressive disorder | Causes | Environmental (e.g. adverse life experiences), genetic predisposition, psychological factors such as stress | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Complications | Self-harm, suicide | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Differential diagnosis | Bipolar disorder, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, sadness | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Duration | > 2 weeks | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Frequency | 163 million (2017) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Medication | Antidepressants | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Other names | Clinical depression, major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, recurrent depression | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Risk factors | Family history, major life changes, living alone, certain medications, chronic health problems, substance use disorder | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Specialty | Psychiatry, clinical psychology | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Symptoms | Low mood, low self-esteem, loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities, low energy, pain without a clear cause, disturbed sleep pattern (insomnia or hypersomnia) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Treatment | Psychotherapy, antidepressant medication, electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, exercise | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major depressive disorder | Usual onset | Age 20s | 1.00 | infobox |
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TTTA analyzes the structure around Major depressive disorder to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Community, Culture & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Major depressive disorder · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout